An application for a license to practice respiratory care must be made to the state board of respiratory care on forms approved by the board. The application must contain such information as the board may reasonably require.

1. Each application for a license must be accompanied by: a. The prescribed fee. b. An official transcript, certificate, or diploma verifying completion of an academic program in respiratory care recognized by the commission on accreditation for respiratory care or its successor. c. A photocopy of original national board of respiratory care registry or certification certificate.

2. All applications must be signed by the applicant and notarized.

3. An applicant who has not maintained a license as a registered respiratory therapist or certified respiratory therapist for three years will require entry-level recredentialing.

4. The board may request such additional information or clarification of information provided in the application as it deems necessary.

History: Effective September 1, 1996; amended effective January 1, 2006; July 1, 2018.

General Authority: NDCC 43-42-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-42-03